Lunar Dynasty (later The Theemuge Dynasty)
| Name | Monarch From | Monarch Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mahaabarana Adeettiya (Koimala) | 1117 | 1141 | He became the first king to rule over the whole of Maldives after reclaiming the northern atolls from the Indian invaders. |
| King (later Sultan) Dhovemi | 1141 | 1166/1176 | Reigned as a Buddhist until 1153. Son of Henevi Maava Kilege, sister of Koimala. A member of the Soma or Homa (Lunar) Dynasty. Converted to Islam in 1153, assumed the title Sultan and founded the Theemuge Dynasty. He was the famous Dharumavantha Rasgefaanu or the Benevolent King. |
| Sultan Muthey | 1166/1176 | 1185 | Mother’s sister’s son of Dhovemi |
| Sultan Ali I | 1185 | 1193 | |
| Sultan Dhinei | 1193 | 1199 | |
| Sultan Dhihei | 1199 | 1214 | Brother of Sultan Dhinei I. |
| Sultan Wadi | 1214 | 1233 | Brother of Sultan's Dhinei I and Dhinei II. |
| Sultan Valla Dio | 1233 | 1258 | Brother of Sultan's Dhinei I, Dhinei II and Wadi. |
| Sultan Hudhei | 1258 | 1264 | |
| Sultan Aima | 1264 | 1266 | |
| Sultan Hali I | 1266 | 1268 | |
| Sultan Keimi | 1268 | 1269 | |
| Sultan Audha | 1269 | 1278 | Son of Sultan Wadi |
| Sultan Hali II | 1278 | 1288 | Son of Sultan Audha |
| Sultan Yoosuf I | 1288 | 1294 | Brother of Sultan Hali II |
| Sultan Salis | 1294 | 1302 | Son of Sultan Yoosuf I |
| Sultan Davud | 1302 | 1307 | Son of Sultan Yoosuf I |
| Sultan Omar I | 1307 | 1341 | Son of Sultan Salis |
| Sultan Ahmed Shihabuddine | 1341 | 1347 | Son of Sultan Omar I, deposed and banished by sister Khadijah |
| Sultana Khadijah | 1347 | 1363 | Deposed her brother Sultan Ahmed Shihabuddine. Deposed herself by her first husband Mohamed el-Jameel |
| Sultan Mohamed el-Jameel | 1363 | 1364 | First Husband of Sultana Khadijah. Assassinated by estranged wife Khadijah. He was nicknamed Handsome Mohamed. |
| Sultana Khadijah | 1364 | 1374 | Second reign on assassination of first husband Sultan Mohamed el-Jameel. Deposed for a second time by her second husband Abdullah. |
| Sultan Abdullah I | 1374 | 1376 | Second husband of Sultana Khadijah. Assassinated by wife Khadijah |
| Sultana Khadijah | 1376 | 1380 | Third reign |
| Sultana Raadhafathi | 1380 | 1380 | Daughter of Sultan Omar I, half sister of Sultana Khadijah. Deposed by husband Mohamed. |
| Sultan Mohamed I | 1380 | 1385 | Husband of Sultana Raadhafathi. |
| Sultana Dhaain | 1385 | 1388 | Daughter of Sultan Mohamed I. Deposed by husband Abdullah. |
| Sultan Abdullah II | 1388 | 1388 | Husband of Sultana Dhaain. Some records call him a Regent (Henevi-rasge). |
| Sultan Osman I | 1388 | 1388 | Former prime minister to Raadhafathi and Dhaain. Last of the Lunar Dynasty. |
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“A bird half wakened in the lunar noon
Sang halfway through its little inborn tune.”
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